Axle-lubricator



No. 609,423. Patented Aug. 23, i898. H. .1. FAus'r.

AXLE LUBRICATOR.

(Application filedleb. 21, 189B.)

(No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming* part Letters :Patent NO. 609,423, dated August 23, 1898. Application filed February 21,189. Serial No. 671,162. (N0 model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, HENRY J ENNINGS FAUST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denmark, in the county of Barnwell and State of South Carolina, have inyented a new and useful Axle-Lubricator, of which the follow-4 ing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in axle-lubricators.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of axle-lubricators and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and eflicient one which will enable the spindles of an axle to be easily and thoroughly lubricated without removing the wheels.

The invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination `and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of an axle with alubricator.

constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal sectional view. Fig. 5 is a plan View, the cover of the oil-receptacle being open. y

Like numerals of reference designate eorrespending parts in all the figures of the drawings. l 1 designates an axle upon which is mounted an oil-receptacle 2, located adjacent to the inner end of a spindle 3 and provided with an integral extension or plate 4, interposed between the axle 1 and, the axle-bed 5. The extension or plate 4, which is arranged horizontally on the upper face of the axle, forms a continuation of the bottom of the lubricantreceptacle 2, and the axleclip 6,which secures the axle and axle-bed together, serves as the l fastening device for holding the lubricant-receptacle upon the axle.

The lubricant-receptacle 2, which is provided with ahinged lid 7, has a straight edge 8 at the outer side of its bottom to abut against a corresponding shoulder 9 of the axle. The lid 7, which is hinged at its inner edge, is provided with a spring-catch 10, depending from the outer edge of the lid and engaging a shoulder or stop l1, formed on the exterior of the receptacle 2. The hinged cap excludes V dust 4from the receptacle, and the spring-catch prevents the lid from opening accidentally while avehicle is traveling over a rough surface.

The lubricant is conveyed from the receptacle to a groove 12 in the upper face of the spindle through a tube 13, extending outward substantially horizontally from the bottom of the receptacle and passing throughan Opeliing or bore 14 of the shoulder or enlargement 1a of the axle at the inner end of the spindle. The axle is provided at the shoulder or enlargement with an opening or perforation 15, communicating with the groove and forming a vent for the passage of air to insure a free flow of the lubricant. This construction insures a thorough lubrication of the spindles, and oil may be supplied to an axle while a vehicle is traveling along a road without necessitating the removal ofa wheel. The arrangement of the tube in the opening or bore of the axle assists in retaining the receptacle in place. v

In order to prevent the tube 13 from becoming clogged at its outer end by hardened oil accumulating in the groove of the spindle,

the device is provided with a springactuated -rod 16, extending through the bore or opening of the tube from the outer end thereof to about the center of the oil-receptacle 2. The

inner end of the rodA is connected with a ,spring 17-7 disposedsubstantially vertically and having its Vupper end bent, rearward and secured tothe inner face of the rearwall of the receptacle, near the top thereof.

The springl' is arranged tobe engaged Aby' a resilient arm'18`, depending from the cover of the receptacle and adaptedl to force the spring rearward and draw the rod inward when the cover of the receptacle is closed, andas soon as the cover is opened the rod springs `outward and projects beyond the outer end of the tube.

Theinvention has the following advantages: The axle-lubricator is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction; lt is" securely mounted upon the axle at a pointadjacent to the inner end of the spindle, and it will enable the latter tobe thoroughly and easily lubricated without removing the wheel. The device also prevents dust from entering the receptacle, and the lid cannot accidentally IOO open while a vehicle is traveling over a rough road-bed. The rod which reciprocates in the tube of the oil-receptacle prevents the device from becoming clogged with hardened oil of the spindle should the device run dry, and the rod is automatically reciprocated by the opening and closing of the lid of the receptacle.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What I claim isl. The combination of an axle provided in its spindle with a groove and having an opening extending through the shoulder or enlargement at the inner end of the spindle and registering with the groove to form a Vent, said axle being provided at the inner edge of the shoulder or enlargement with a straight edge or face, an axle-bed, a clip embracing the axle and the axle-bed, an oil-receptacle mounted upon the axle and arranged between the straight face or edge of the enlargement or shoulder and the adjacent end of the axlebed and provided with an arm or plate interposed between the latter and the axle, and a tube extending from the receptacle through.

the opening to the groove, substantially as described.

2. The combination with an axle, of an oilreceptacle mounted thereon and having a tube extending to the spindle, a longitudinallymovable rod arranged within the tube, and a hinged cover provided with means for actnthe rod will be caused to spring outward when the cover is opened,substantially as described.

4. The combination with an axle, of an oilreceptacle mounted thereon and havingatube extending to the spindle, a longitudinallymovable rod arranged within the tube, and a hinged cover provided with means for actuating the rod, whereby the latter will be operated automatically when the cover is opened and closed, said means being located wholly within the receptacle when the cover is closed, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto ailixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY J ENN INGS FAUST.

Witnesses:

J. W. EDGERTON, WV. S. BRATHAM. 

